membrane
/ˈmɛmbreɪn/
noun
- A thin, soft layer of tissue that covers or connects parts inside a living body.
- Doctors examined the membrane around the patient's lungs.
- A protective membrane covers the surface of the eye.
- The eardrum is a thin membrane that helps you hear.
- A thin, flexible sheet or layer that separates two areas or materials, often used in science or industry.
- The fuel cell uses a membrane to separate hydrogen and oxygen.
- Engineers designed a membrane that lets air through but keeps water out.
- A special membrane in the water filter removes tiny impurities.
- A thin layer of skin or tissue that forms the outer covering of a cell.
- Scientists study how proteins move across the cell membrane.
- Nutrients pass through the membrane to feed the cell.
- The cell membrane controls what enters and leaves the cell.